Step 1

I. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词

1. The teacher asked the students to read a______ the new words after him.

2. Jim spoke English so q______ that few people could catch him.

3. You can’t tell anybody else about it， just keep it s______.

4. Reading is the best way to grow our ______ （词汇）.

5. I don’t know the ______ （发音） of the word.

II. 单项选择

（ ）1. Li Pingisafraid______ English with foreigners.

A. to practice to speak B. of practice to speak

C. of practicing speaking

（ ）2. Usually we get ______ about something and end up ______ in Chinese.

A. exciting; speaking B. excited; speak C. excited; speaking

（ ）3. —______ you ever ______ with a group？

—Yes， I have.

A. Have; study B. Have; studied C. Do; study

（ ）4. He finds watching movies ______ because the people speak too quickly.

A. frustrating B. frustrated C. frustrate

（ ）5. I think it is a good way to learn English by ______ English books.

A. read B. reading C. to read

（ ）6. ______ to tapes can help a lot.

A. Listening B. Listen C. To listen

（ ）7. He has a good memory. He can ______all the new words.

A. memorizes B. memorize C. to memorize

（ ）8. I’m doing a survey about how ______ English.

A. improving B. to improve C. improved

Step 2

I. 單项选择遥

（ ）1. Theradiosaysthere______ a rainstorm later in the afternoon.

A. maybe B. may have C. may be

（ ）2. How ______ the children were when they saw the ______ things in the

Science Museum！

A. amazing；amazed B. amazed; amazed C. amazed; amazing

（ ）3. —I’m sorry I ______ my homework at home.

—That’s all right， but don’t forget ______ it to school this afternoon.

A. forgot; to bring B. left; to bring C. left; take

（ ）4. I got an A this term， so my teacher was ______.

A. impressed B. impressing C. impress

（ ）5. We should try our best ______ that work.

A. to finish B. finishing C. finish

（ ）6. ______ of the two new books are interesting.

A. All B. Both C. Any

（ ）7. What ______ reading aloud to practice pronunciation？

A. for B. about C. around

（ ）8. —______ do you study for an English test？

—By working with friends.

A. How B. What C. When

II. 句型转换

1. I don’t know how I should solve the problem. （改为简单句）

I don’t know ________ ________ ________ the problem.

2. We must pay attention to the pronunciation in learning a language. （對画线部分提问）

________ must we ________ ________ ________ in learning a language？

3. If you don’t have a ticket， you can’t go to the concert. （改为同义句）

You can’t go to the concert ________ you have a ticket.

4. We can relax ourselves by listening to music. （对画线部分提问）

________ can you ________ yourselves？

Step 3

I. 阅读理解

Sing the Language You’re Learning

How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day？ Why do yourteachers use songs to teach you English？ Researchers find that remembering wordsin a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.

“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to rememberthings when they are used in a catchy and meaningful way，”said Dr. KarenLudke. The findings may help those who have difficulty learning foreign languages. Onhis blog， Dr. Ludke writes，“A listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign languagelearning， and open the door for future research in this area.”

Many language teachers know the value of using music and singing. Hua Zhuying，a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington D. C. depends heavilyon songs in teaching Chinese.“Sometimes， I think if I were taught English that way，maybe I would speak much better English than now，”Hua Zhuying says.

Our brain likes music， especially for remembering. So， if you’re still havingdifficulty in learning a language， why not try singing it out？

（ ）1. According to the passage， the best way to remember a foreign language is to_______.

A. read and write more

B. listen to the teacher carefully

C. remember words in a song

（ ）2. The underlined word“catchy”probably means“_______”in Chinese.

A. 晦涩难懂的B. 悦耳易记的C. 枯燥乏味的

（ ）3. From the passage， we know that Hua Zhuying _______.

A. is interested in writing English songs

B. teaches children English by using music

C. teaches Chinese in an American school

（ ）4. The passage mainly tells us that _______.

A. many researchers realize the importance of language studying

B. your brain remembers a language better if you sing it

C. many language teachers know the value of famous music

Step 4

I. 阅读理解填词

Do you know how to study better and make your study more （有效的）？ Ifyou want to study effectively， you must have enough sleep， enough food， enough rest ande 1 . Every day you need to go out for a walk or v 2 some friends or some niceplaces. It’s good for your h 3 . When you return to your studies， your mind will be（清醒） and you’ll learn more and study b 4 . Here take Englishlearning as an e 5 . First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy.Thenyourlanguagestudyseemstos 6 thesame and you may forget it. This can l 7 for daysor even weeks. Yet you needn’t l 8 hope. At some point your language study willagain take another big jump. If you get enough sleep， food， rest and exercise， studyingEnglish can be very effective and interesting. Don’t d 9 it along the way. Learnslowly and you’re sure to get a good r 10 .

1. e______ 2. v______3. h______4. b______5. e______

6. s______7. l______8. l______9. d______10. r______

II. 情景作文

在英语课上，我们时常进行小组活动。但是如何利用这种活动把英语学得更好？请根据以下要点提示，以“How Can Group Activities Help Us Study EnglishBetter？”为题写一篇短文，提出自己的建议。

要点提示：1. 活动的任务及完成方式要明确；

2. 小组内要有不同的角色分工、要合作；

3. 教师的必要帮助；

4. 活动结果要在班上分享。

要求：1. 80 词左右；

2. 语法正确，语句通顺、流畅；

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名。

参考词汇：cooperate . 合作role . 角色share . 分享

How Can Group Activities Help Us Study English Better？

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